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Contemporaneous
/kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/
Synonyms for "contemporaneous" (60 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (18)
Adjective(7 words)
coexistingcoincidentconcurrentcontemporarycontemporary architecturecontemporary artistcontemporary classroom tools
Noun(1 words)
contemporary civilizations
Related words (30)
existingextantfreshimmanentimmediateinstantisochronalisochronouslatestmodernnewparallelpresentpresent daypresent-agepresent-daypresent-timerunningsimultaneoussynchronal
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Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: coeval, accompanying, actual, agreeing, as is.
- Sentence evidence is available for contemporaneous, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "contemporaneous".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "contemporaneous"
Keep "contemporaneous" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "contemporaneous" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "contemporaneous", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "contemporaneous" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
1 entriestemporal relation
More specific
3 entriescontemporaneous accountscontemporaneous eventscontemporaneous records
Collocations
6 entriescontemporaneous developmentscontemporaneous eventscontemporaneous evidencecontemporaneous literaturecontemporaneous recordscontemporaneous sources
Inflections
2 entriesmore contemporaneousmost contemporaneous
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Let AE and ae be two Lines indefinitely extended each way, along which two moving Things or Points may paſs from afar, and at the ſame time may reach the places A and a, B and b, C and c, D and d, &c. and let B be the Point, by its diſtance from which, the Motion of the moving thing or point in AE is eſtimated; so that — BA, BC, BD, BE, ſucceſſively, may be the flowing Quantities, when the moving thing is in the places A, C, D, E. Likewiſe let b be a like point in the other Line. Then will — BA and — ba be contemporaneous Fluents, as alſo BC and bc, BD and bd, BE and be, &c. […] [T]he contemporaneous parts AB and ab, BC and bc, CD and cd, DE and de are of the ſame length in both caſes. And thus in Equations in which theſe Quantities are repreſented, the contemporaneous parts of Quantities are not therefore changed, notwithſtanding their abſolute magnitude may be increaſed or diminiſhed by ſome given Quantity.
Source: wiktionary
In ancient times, as was formerly remarked, every event that excited any degree of interest, was wrought up in verse by the poets, and transmitted, by the aid of memory, from one generation to another. Other circumstances of a public nature, which gave less scope to the imagination, or could scarcely admit of amplification, were engraven on brass or marble, or stamped upon medals. In these different ways the memory of some ancient occurrences was imperfectly preserved, and afforded the means and materials, when writing came into use, to secure contemporaneous events from perishing for ever, and of making them more generally known.
Source: wiktionary
You know that Meroïtic is an ancient Nubian writing system of the third, or fourth century B.C., and is a script which conceals a typically African language. […] [I]f this script is deciphered, we will have in that respect the testimony of an African language which goes back 2,400 years, that is to say [back to a period] fairly contemporaneous with Latin and other languages of antiquity.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "contemporaneous"?
Closest matches include coeval, accompanying, actual, agreeing, as is.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "contemporaneous"?
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